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Last night I watched a tv show I haven't watched in a while: The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone is a tv show on the USA network. The basic premise of the show is that a man(Johnny Smith) acquires psychic powers, and uses them to solve crime and help people. Normally the show is very entertaining, and I enjoy it. But, last night was different. I was treated to a show replete with ugly stereotypes, Pro-Life bashing, and not to mention weak writing. Warning this will spoil the plot The episode centers around a murder, where the body of a...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. bishops blasted a recent episode of the cable television comedy "South Park" that he said showed Mary in "a tasteless and ugly fashion."In a Dec. 14 letter to Tom Freston, co-president and chief operating officer of Viacom International, parent company of Comedy Central, the cable channel that shows "South Park," Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., said the channel showed "extreme insensitivity" in choosing to show the episode.The episode, which first was shown Dec. 7 and had repeat showings in the week following, was titled "Bloody Mary." During the episode, a...